After going 1-18 in June (and the month ain’t over yet!) Florida Marlins' manager Edwin Rodriguez decided to quit before the team had a chance to fire him. In a bold move, the Marlins immediately hired Jack McKeon as interim manager. We have nothing against McKeon, but HE’S 80 FRICKIN’ YEARS OLD!!!! Wasn’t there some fresh-faced 65-year old in their farm system that they wanted to give a shot to?!? The Marlins will learn the error of their ways fast enough as they check off this starting lineup of…

SIGNS THE BASEBALL MANAGER YOU’VE HIRED IS TOO OLD

Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the MAD blog, we offer up the cover of issue #180 (January 1976) to commemorate the 36th anniversary of the release of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. The iconic poster has been parodied many times over the years, including by MAD — most recently in our 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2010 issue to depict the Tonight Show rivalry between Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien.

If you’re too cheap to buy a ticket to the Green Lantern movie opening today, here’s a sneak peek at the first two pages of our Green Lantern satire from MAD #510. We’re just praying you’re not too cheap to go out and buy the issue!
Writer: Desmond Devlin

So, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and his 25-year old fiancé Crystal Harris broke off their engagement, but not for the reason you might think. Hef was able to get down the aisle without a walker! Why did they not go through with the nuptials? We have some theories…

• Hef’s intravenous Cialis drip just wasn't working anymore.
• Crystal didn't want Hef's great-granddaughter to be one of the bridesmaids.

MAD founder, the late William M. Gaines, was a large man who liked large things: Zeppelins (he had dozens hanging from his office ceiling), King Kong (he had a giant Kong head looking in his office window) and the Statue of Liberty (he owned the world’s largest private collection of Statue of Liberty casts).

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Jimi Hendrix reading MAD! Sergio Aragonés on Laugh-in! A half-naked William M. Gaines! You'll see all this and more in a MAD Magazine gallery featured exclusively on LIFE.com. Over 30 rare photos and never-before-seen staff correspondence accompany stories by MAD Editor John Ficarra.

“Amazing! Seeing Tobey Maguire working the coat check in the lobby was worth the ticket price alone!”“Stan Lee’s misguided cameo as a tap dancing street vendor grinds the second act to a halt.”“Though technically not part of the production, Julie Taymor throwing fruit at the stage was a highlight of the show, and they should probably keep it.”